Henry Jones

The Ultimate Bird Quiz Answers: Week 13

Your answers could have been tawny, barn, little, short eared or long eared owls. 2. Your answers could have been common, arctic, little, sandwich, roseate or black terns. 3. Your answers could have been mute, whooper or bewick’s swans. 4. Your answers could have been black tailed or bar tailed godwits. 5. Your answers couldContinue reading “The Ultimate Bird Quiz Answers: Week 13”

The Ultimate Bird Quiz: Week 13

Here are the questions. [ please note that these are for British natives only] How many owls can you name? 2. How many terns can you name? 3. How many swans can you name? 4. How many godwits can you name? 5. How many scoters can you name?

The Ultimate Bird Quiz Answers: Week 12

Mystery Bird 1 In summer I am a jet black bird with yellow and rusty red. I am a very scarce bird in the UK and I am most often seen in winter. I am a black necked grebe! Mystery Bird 2 In summer, I have a rusty red neck. I am a grebe andContinue reading “The Ultimate Bird Quiz Answers: Week 12”

The Ultimate Bird Quiz: Week 12

Here are the questions Mystery Bird 1 In summer, I am a jet black bird with yellow and rusty red I am a very scarce bird in the UK I am mainly a winter visitor What am I? Mystery Bird 2 In summer, I have a rusty red neck I make the sight ‘Loch Ruthven’Continue reading “The Ultimate Bird Quiz: Week 12”

The Ultimate Bird Quiz Answers: Week 11

Here are the answers: Mystery Bird 1 I have a red and yellow head and a grey back. I am often considered as a winter wildfowl. I am a wigeon! Mystery Bird 3 I am a very secretive bird and I like to hide in reedbeds. I am also a relative of the grey heron.Continue reading “The Ultimate Bird Quiz Answers: Week 11”

Short Stories: The Colourful Drop-In

I was looking down into the garden from the patio. There were a couple of blue tits on the suet but overall not that much. It was getting a bit boring watching the same birds over and over again. After all, we did get tits in the garden pretty much every day. Just then, aContinue reading “Short Stories: The Colourful Drop-In”

The Ultimate Bird Quiz: Week 11

Here is the quiz: Mystery Bird 1 I have a red and yellow head I have a grey back I am often considered as a winter wildfowl What am I? Mystery Bird 2 I am a very secretive bird I am a relative of the grey heron I like to hide in reedbeds What amContinue reading “The Ultimate Bird Quiz: Week 11”

So many birds!

We parked the car. We were at stover country park and looking for some birds. We started walking. The path was absolutely alive with birds hopping along, with 4 robins, 2 woodpigeons and 3 blackbirds. We walked down to the edge of the lake and there, were about 50 mallards. Mostly moulting individuals with aContinue reading “So many birds!”

The Ultimate Bird Quiz Answers: Week 10

Here are the answers! Mystery Bird 1 I have a bright pink breast I have a grey back I have a black head I am a bullfinch! Mystery Bird 2 I am quite a tall bird I am quite grey I am often seen standing in shallow water I am a grey heron! Mystery BirdContinue reading “The Ultimate Bird Quiz Answers: Week 10”

The Ultimate Bird Quiz: Week 10

I have decided to revisit one of the old quiz themes I did. Here are the questions: Mystery Bird 1 I have a bright pink-red breast I have a grey back I have a black head What bird am I? Mystery Bird 2 I am a very tall bird I am quite grey I amContinue reading “The Ultimate Bird Quiz: Week 10”